Trump’s claim was
debunked by fact-checkers in March, after he first
made the statement during a Fox News appearance, and it’s still not true. There is no evidence Trump made any formal request about deploying 10,000 National Guard troops before the rally.
Claims that Pelosi was in charge of Capitol security on Jan. 6 have been previously
debunked by USA TODAY. The Capitol Police are
overseen by the Capitol Police Board and committees from the Senate and House of Representatives.
Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby had previously looked into Trump’s claim and
told The Washington Post in March that “we have no record of such an order being given.”
Donald Trump recently repeated the false claim that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi rejected his request for 10,000 National Guard troops ahead of Jan. 6.
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